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PCWC 2020 Members Only Prose Competition

2020 PCWC members are invited to enter up to two stories (500 words max. per story) in our Members only prose competition.

Prizes:  Open: $100    Novice:  $50

Entry Conditions:

1. The story must be you own writing and unpublished (including on blogs and the internet).

2. The story must NOT have won a prize or been acknowledged in any other competition (i.e. awarded certificates or prizes).

3. If you have never won a prize or been awarded a certificate in a writing competition before, you are eligible to enter the Novice Prize. Remember to tick the Novice box on your entry form.

4. Only include your pen name on your story/ies along with the story title, as it is a blind judging. Do not include your real name on your stories.

5. Your real name, pen name and story title for your entry/ies must be entered onto the entry form.

6. Entry fees are NON -REFUNDABLE.

7. PCWC Committee members are ineligible to enter the competition.

Formatting your stories

1. Use double line spacing

2. Use a 12 pt font (Times Roman, Arial, Helvetica)

3. Indent the first line of each paragraph by 1 cm

4. DO NOT put your real name on your stories. Please use a pen name.

Entry Fees:

Entry 1: $10 *

Entry 2: $8*

* plus a small Eventbrite fee for entering.

Entries close at midnight, 30 October 2020.

The Eventbrite link

How to Enter: Use our Interactive-registration-form to provide your details including your  Eventbrite receipt number.

E-mail your stories plus your Interactive Entry Form to: PeterCowanWritersCentre@outlook.com by the closing date.